Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Competitors $35.88 -0.89 (-2.41%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.88 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04/4/2025 04:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EQBK vs. LU, FINV, RIOT, ENVA, BFH, PRK, INTR, FBK, CORZ, and PPBIShould you be buying Equity Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Bancshares include Lufax (LU), FinVolution Group (FINV), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Enova International (ENVA), Bread Financial (BFH), Park National (PRK), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), FB Financial (FBK), Core Scientific (CORZ), and Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Equity Bancshares vs. Lufax FinVolution Group Riot Platforms Enova International Bread Financial Park National Inter & Co, Inc. FB Financial Core Scientific Pacific Premier Bancorp Lufax (NYSE:LU) and Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Is LU or EQBK a better dividend stock? Lufax pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lufax pays out -15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Bancshares pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lufax is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is LU or EQBK more profitable? Equity Bancshares has a net margin of 18.66% compared to Lufax's net margin of -12.75%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 14.64% beat Lufax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lufax-12.75% -3.63% -1.45% Equity Bancshares 18.66%14.64%1.31% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LU or EQBK? Equity Bancshares received 118 more outperform votes than Lufax when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.29% of users gave Equity Bancshares an outperform vote while only 41.82% of users gave Lufax an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLufaxOutperform Votes2341.82% Underperform Votes3258.18% Equity BancsharesOutperform Votes14148.29% Underperform Votes15151.71% Which has more volatility & risk, LU or EQBK? Lufax has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LU or EQBK? In the previous week, Equity Bancshares had 7 more articles in the media than Lufax. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Equity Bancshares and 1 mentions for Lufax. Lufax's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 0.51 indicating that Lufax is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lufax 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Equity Bancshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer LU or EQBK? Lufax presently has a consensus price target of $2.98, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.76%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than Lufax.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lufax 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Equity Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings and valuation, LU or EQBK? Lufax has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. Lufax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLufax$20.29B0.11$125.31M-$0.77-3.42Equity Bancshares$215.83M2.91$62.62M$3.989.02 Do institutionals & insiders believe in LU or EQBK? 69.1% of Lufax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEquity Bancshares beats Lufax on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Equity Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQBK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquity BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$628.31M$2.78B$10.40B$7.12BDividend Yield1.52%3.80%5.42%4.08%P/E Ratio9.0221.5421.4317.51Price / Sales2.912.8325.0088.78Price / Cash10.6310.6317.6334.64Price / Book1.221.082.563.79Net Income$62.62M$372.21M$1.03B$247.48M7 Day Performance-9.10%-7.17%-5.46%-6.79%1 Month Performance-12.01%-9.26%496.58%-11.53%1 Year Performance7.25%9.31%529.99%-7.82% Equity Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQBKEquity Bancshares3.8317 of 5 stars$35.89-2.4%$48.00+33.8%+8.5%$628.31M$215.83M9.02700Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLULufax1.7669 of 5 stars$2.97+0.2%$2.98+0.3%-39.1%$2.57B$20.29B-3.8592,400Positive NewsFINVFinVolution Group3.8152 of 5 stars$9.64-1.3%$11.40+18.3%+69.6%$2.56B$13.07B8.314,260Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownRIOTRiot Platforms3.2137 of 5 stars$7.12-3.9%$17.42+144.6%-29.9%$2.49B$376.66M16.56340Gap DownENVAEnova International3.6222 of 5 stars$96.51+0.4%$110.14+14.1%+37.6%$2.49B$2.66B12.971,800Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap DownBFHBread Financial4.3867 of 5 stars$50.08+0.2%$59.69+19.2%+17.7%$2.46B$3.84B9.027,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPRKPark National2.7161 of 5 stars$151.40-0.7%$181.75+20.0%+9.5%$2.45B$520.61M16.261,790INTRInter & Co, Inc.3.5747 of 5 stars$5.48-3.0%$6.78+23.7%-6.2%$2.38B$6.40B14.053,235Positive NewsFBKFB Financial4.6357 of 5 stars$46.31-1.6%$52.60+13.6%+13.7%$2.16B$457.74M18.751,760Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCORZCore Scientific3.7585 of 5 stars$7.24-3.2%$19.07+163.4%+105.7%$2.13B$510.67M-1.34200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7337 of 5 stars$21.32+0.3%$27.00+26.6%-15.3%$2.06B$567.77M13.001,430Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lufax Alternatives FinVolution Group Alternatives Riot Platforms Alternatives Enova International Alternatives Bread Financial Alternatives Park National Alternatives Inter & Co, Inc. 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